physics
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"The inspiration came from systems known from atomic physics, where electrons can occupy different energy states. In photonics, a similar role is played by optical traps, which confine light instead of electrons."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The laws of physics seem to operate differently depending on the scale being observed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
The physics of nuclear magnetic resonance had been a laboratory tool since the 1940s, but it took Raymond Damadian’s 1977 breakthrough to produce the first human scan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Now, limited by physics from gaining meaningful new speed advantages, firms are fighting to be smarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
This idea conflicted with the accepted physics of light, because it meant that light was not a wave.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing physics
Albert Einstein
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A Brief History of Time
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